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Hi, i've done the best I can to piece the weightloss information together - I hope it's okay for you all

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As some of you know there's been some discussion lately on how to accommodate weight loss diets on the board. It was decided that the daily isn't the place for campaigns of any sort and that there was a very good weight loss thread on the I wanna board which would offer excellent support to anyone wishing to join.

The board guides have talked about this and we'd like to accommodate a weight loss campaign the OLD STYLE way here. However, in order for it to fit with the board, it should be about scratch cooking and healthy eating, NOT about where to get low calorie/fat ready meals cheaply or fad diets.

So, here it is. The Lose Weight the Old Style Way thread. This thread is for support in losing weight but in order to keep it true to the board - which is about money saving the old style way, there are going to be some posting guidelines.

Important. Please read:

The thread should be about healthy, Old Style eating. That means recipes and meal plans, support and encouragement and healthy eating. What shouldn't be accomodated here is if the thread goes off topic and covers ready meals, fad diets and weight loss clubs. There is a good thread that covers all that on the 'I wanna' board. So if the thread becomes an extention of that, we will have to close it and ask people to join in there instead.

Enjoy, and good luck (nb - we run 4 challenges a year, generally either 12 or 13 weeks, with a fortnight off at the end of December , so they run Jan-Mar, Apr-Jun, Jul-Sep and Oct-Dec.)

B: berries, blackcurrant compote, fat free yogurt, maple syrup (blackcurrants are sharp!).
L: veggie something from the fridge - I rediscovered the spiraliser the other day so it might be courgette/butternut 'noodle' pad Thai.
D: lots of bits of leftover India takeaways from the freezer. I call it Thali night

I don't know if I mentioned it but I have an underactive thyroid gland which is being treated by daily medication. This year's blood test was followed by a phone call to reduce my medication. I wondered if anyone had personal experience of this reduction?

I have Googled it: a lot of the threads are American in origin and rapidly become discussions about the superiority of desiccated thyroid extract versus the synthetic product.

Cheers!

Cancel the kitchen scraps for lepers and orphans, no more merciful beheadings, and call off Christmas.

Still struggling to lose the bit I put on last weekend but it is slowly disappearing. Two days to go to 'weigh-in'. I think (weather permitting) I'll spend most of the weekend on the veg plot. It will take my mind off food and keep my steps up.

L: homemade tomato soup,
D: 2 sausgaes wrapped in bacon, veg, 1oz cheese and 20g dark chocolate.The unplanned bits that I shouldn't have had: 8 rich tea biscuits, 4 water biscuits spread with butter, a whole 400gm tin of baked beans - cold because I couldn't be bothered to heat them. so much for my will power today.

All taken from home and weighed otherwise I will gain weight yet again.....and as we go away on Tuesday away from scales I do need to give myself a chance!
I intend to walk round the block in the breaks.

Morning everyone.......up/down up/down up/down that's the pattern of my weight this week, today it's up but I'm not surprised as it was raining yesterday and I spent most of it indoors cooking for the freezer. Hoping for a better day today as the weather looks as if it's cheered up so I'll spend as much of my time as I can outdoors on the veg plot.

L some sort of soup - Made pea and ham soup as I had bits of cooked frozen ham used frozen peas and a small potato and a small onion plus two low salt chicken stock cubes: banana to follow
D something made with mince - I'm thinking cottage pie with loads of vegetables. I'll cover my bit with swede and carrot mash. DH can have potatoes on his bit

I need to get back on track with my weight loss. I lost about 4 stone last year, some weeks I was losing 9lbs a week. Then I lost my motivation and have put most of it back on.

I'm trying to get back at it but I'm currently staying at my nans while she's in hospital so I haven't got my scales with me to check how I'm doing and her kitchen is tiny and I'll equipped so I can only make the basics lol plus my partner is fussy and we can't afford to eat separate meals soooooo this is going to be fun

Well I'm glad I left my weigh in until today - no idea how but I've lost weight! Not sure how much as some sneaked back on earlier this week, but taking t' other from which I'm now 1.8 lbs away from where I want to be so overall I think that's 1.2 lbs gone ( we'll draw a veil over the bits I gained methinks) We're off on holiday on Monday so not holding out much hope of losing much next week but plenty of walking planned so hopefully that'll counteract all the food! Happy Saturday everyone x x

Welcome JordieLee. Losing 9lbs a week? Good heavens, were you severing body parts?
I had an experience of cooking for two and not always what you would choose to eat when trying to lose weight. In the end I discovered that the only way out was portion control. I gradually reduced the size of my portions and then the size of my plate. It was slow but even 1/2 lb off is better than nothing.
Today I have eaten exactly the same as I ate yesterday, So far, so boring.

I believe that friends are quiet angels
Who lift us to our feet when our wings
Have trouble remembering how to fly.

I had a sausage and chip tea last night from our local chippy as I went into town to watch my grandchildren in the carnival. Afterwards, we had a movie night so that involved a small bar of chocolate . Must Do Better!

So, today is going to be planned out. My meals look like this:

b - porridge and a banana
l - roast chicken, broccoli, green beans and carrots. Maybe a bit of stuffing too but no potatoes.
d - Here is where I struggle. It's too easy to make a sandwich but I need to stay off the bread. I will make myself an omelette I think.

I did manage to lose 3lb this week so I would like to lose another 2lb next week to take me down into the next stone bracket.

Morning. Thank you all for your congrats, mum and little one doing well. Dumpling thats a great loss this week.
Surprisingly, considering what a chaotic week I've had, I've managed to lose 0.4lb. Not a huge loss but its down.

Don't worry monna I may be joining you. Off out for an anniversary dinner. I'm planning on being good, but its Italian. And the food just seems to jump onto my plate. I must remind myself that DH is making tiramisu for us with steak tomorrow night. I DO NOT need it 2 nights in a row.

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